diff --git a/tests/integration/cli/test_cli.py b/tests/integration/cli/test_cli.py
index fa51f886c..c2e7e1e0b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/cli/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/integration/cli/test_cli.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class AuthCLIIntegrationTest(unittest.TestCase):
         yield self.daemon.start_listening()
 
     def test_cli_status_command_with_auth(self):
+        self.assertTrue(self.daemon._use_authentication)
         actual_output = StringIO()
         with contextlib.redirect_stdout(actual_output):
             cli.main(["status"])